During the gold rush, prospectors followed each other like sheep, “rushing” from one likely spot
to another, with little logic behind their travels.

For
example, first, 3,000 miners arrived in Hope in 1896. They were lured
here after $40,000 worth of gold was pulled from 6-Mile Creek.The next
year, all but 150 of them had “rushed” to the Klondike.

Then,
in 1898, 10,000 miners “rushed” back into Hope. One miner got 400 ounces of gold in a single summer.

There are
still active gold mines along the Resurrection Trail, and you can do recreational panning in designated areas.

Gold in Hope
Seriously interested in panning for gold on the Kenai Peninsula? Hope
may be the place to do it. Read all about it at this detailed website.
Includes history, mining rights and guidelines, suggestions about
equipment, safety advice, and maps.